November 02, 2018
Native plants at Chihuahuan Desert Botanical Garden in West Texas
The 18-acre botanical garden at Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center in Fort Davis, TX, showcases native Chihuahuan Desert plants …
Hot summer survivors and new book news
Texas gardening is tough. But even with 2 months of surface-of-the-sun temps and zero rain, some plants are happy. Plus, new book news! …
Moose, goose, grizzlies, and more Yellowstone wildlife, part 3
Yellowstone is my favorite of all the national parks we visited because the wildlife-watching there is epic! …
Bison kick up their heels at Yellowstone, part 2
Bison play, romp, nurse, wallow, stampede, and block traffic with regularity at Yellowstone National Park …
Michael Eason’s desert garden retreat
While in West Texas a couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting designer and author Michael Eason’s garden in Alpine …
Grizzlies and geysers at Yellowstone, part 1
Wildlife wowed me, including grizzly bears and bison, and we saw geysers galore at Yellowstone National Park …
Bison, wild horses roam at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
At Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, we spotted bison and feral horses along with scenic views …
Meeting artist Julie Speed at her Marfa studio
Artist Julie Speed’s studio in Marfa, TX, contains her enigmatic, surrealist works in oil, gouache, and collage …
A good day in Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park in South Dakota is a place of desolate, harsh beauty. And prairie grass and bison and prairie dogs …
A healing garden in West Texas
Father Mike and Susan Wallens turned their expansive Alpine, Texas, backyard into a garden for spiritual healing and outreach in the community …
Marfa’s masses of sotols at John Chamberlain Building
Spherical, toothy sotols grow in a long grid in front of Marfa’s John Chamberlain Building, and they’re all in bloom right now …
Marfa love affair
Last week I made my first real visit to Marfa, the tiny and improbable art mecca in far West Texas. I might have fallen in love with it …
Back to Devils Tower
Devils Tower looked picture perfect, with bison and longhorn cattle posing on the rolling hills, under a blue sky with fluffy white clouds …
Robert Bellamy’s upcycled Marfa garden
The fun, upcycled garden of Dallas designer Robert Bellamy in the art mecca of Marfa, located in far West Texas …
